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The McLaren duo is now in Australia for the third race of the 2022 season. But ahead of the race, homeboy Daniel Ricciardo got the chance to teach Lando Norris some of the Aussie slang. But it seems the British youngster had some different interpretations of them.

Despite all the tension shown between the two McLaren drivers in DTS, it seems both are on friendly terms with each other. Both the drivers recently took part in a fun video for McLaren. Further, Ricciardo and Norris had great fun throughout the video. Even Norris claimed it’s an honor for him to drive alongside the Honey Badger, whom he admired as a kid.

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In the video, Ricciardo was seen teaching some Australian slang to the young Brit. The Honey Badger asks Norris the meaning of ‘Bush’ in Aussie slang. But the young Brit laughs and was a bit embarrassed to say maybe he thought of an embarrassing meaning. However, the 32-year-old revealed it means ‘Countryside’.

Lando Norris doesn’t regret signing a long-term contract with McLaren

The 22-year-old Briton had a phenomenal season with McLaren last season. So he signed a new multi-year contract with the British constructor. However, McLaren had a tough start this season, failing to bag a single point in the Bahrain race and then only getting a P7 finish in Jeddah.

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Many F1 fans and experts are now criticizing the young Brit’s move to stay on the Woking base for a longer period. However, Lando Norris shuts the naysayers and states how happy he is in the Papaya outfit. He further backs his F1 team, claiming they might struggle at the moment, but they will make a comeback.

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“I see a lot of stories that say I have made the wrong decision, but that is not the case,” Norris reported. “I am happy, I have all the faith in the world that we can still achieve good things in the next few years and if I had to make that decision again, I would still do what I did.”

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Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo had a good Friday Practice session in Australia compared to the first two races. Let’s see if the McLaren duo can continue their impressive performance on the Saturday qualifying and Sunday race.